a euphemism for disabled (usually preceded by an adverb): physically challenged. deficient or lacking (usually preceded by an adverb or noun): ethically challenged. a call or summons to engage in any contest, as of skill, strength, etc. something that by its nature or character serves as a call to battle, contest, special effort, etc.: Space exploration offers a challenge to humankind. a call to fight, as a battle, a duel, etc. a demand to explain, justify, etc.: a challenge to the treasurer to itemize expenditures. difficulty in a job or undertaking that is stimulating to one engaged in it. Military. the demand of a sentry for identification or a countersign. Law. a formal objection to the qualifications of a particular juror, to his or her serving, or to the legality of an entire jury. Compare peremptory challenge. the assertion that a vote is invalid or that a voter is not legally qualified. Biology. the process of inducing or assessing physiological or immunological activity by exposing an organism to a specific substance. Hunting. the crying of a hound on finding a scent. to summon to a contest of skill, strength, etc. to take exception to; call in question: to challenge the wisdom of a procedure. to demand as something due or rightful. Military. to halt and demand identification or countersign from. Law. to take formal exception to (a juror or jury). to have a claim to; invite; arouse; stimulate: a matter which challenges attention. to assert that (a vote) is invalid. to assert that (a voter) is not qualified to vote. to expose an organism to a specific substance in order to assess its physiological or immunological activity. Archaic. to lay claim to. to make or issue a challenge. Hunting. (of hounds) to cry or give tongue on picking up the scent. donated or given by a private, corporate, or government benefactor on condition that the recipient raise an additional specified amount from the public: a challenge grant.adjective (in combination) disabled or disadvantaged in some way: physically challenged performersverb (mainly transitive) to invite or summon (someone to do something, esp to take part in a contest) (also intransitive) to call (something) into question; dispute to make demands on; stimulate: the job challenges his ingenuity to order (a person) to halt and be identified or to give a password (law) to make formal objection to (a juror or jury) to lay claim to (attention, etc) (intransitive) (hunting) (of a hound) to cry out on first encountering the scent of a quarry to inject (an experimental animal immunized with a test substance) with disease microorganisms to test for immunity to the diseasenoun a call to engage in a fight, argument, or contest a questioning of a statement or fact; a demand for justification or explanation a demanding or stimulating situation, career, object, etc a demand by a sentry, watchman, etc, for identification or a password (US) an assertion that a person is not entitled to vote or that a vote is invalid (law) a formal objection to a person selected to serve on a jury (challenge to the polls) or to the whole body of jurors (challenge to the array)adj.

as a euphemism for “disabled,” 1985, past participle adjective from challenge (v.). n.

early 14c., “something one can be accused of, a fault, blemish;” mid-14c., “false accusation, malicious charge; accusation of wrong-doing,” also “act of laying claim” (to something), from Anglo-French chalenge, Old French chalonge “calumny, slander; demand, opposition,” in legal use, “accusation, claim, dispute,” from Anglo-French chalengier, Old French chalongier “to accuse, to dispute” (see challenge (v.)). Accusatory connotations died out 17c. Meanings “an objection” in law, etc.; “a calling to fight” are from mid-15c. Meaning “difficult task” is from 1954. v.

From late 13c. as “to object to, take exception to;” c.1300 as “to accuse,” especially “to accuse falsely,” also “to call to account;” late 14c. as “to call to fight.” Also used in Middle English with sense “claim, take to oneself.” Related: Challenged; challenging.

a person or thing that challenges. Boxing. a boxer who fights a champion for his championship title. Radio. interrogator (def 2). (initial capital letter, italics) U.S. Aerospace. the second space shuttle to orbit and return to earth: exploded 1½ min. after launch on Jan. 28, 1986, causing the death of all seven on board. n. […]

offering a challenge; testing one’s ability, endurance, etc: a challenging course; a challenging game. stimulating, interesting, and thought-provoking: a challenging suggestion. provocative; intriguing: a challenging smile. a call or summons to engage in any contest, as of skill, strength, etc. something that by its nature or character serves as a call to battle, contest, special […]

a soft fabric of plain weave in wool, cotton, rayon, or other staple fiber, either in a solid color or, more often, a small print. noun a lightweight plain-weave fabric of wool, cotton, etc, usually with a printed design n. type of fabric for ladies’ dresses, 1849, of unknown origin, perhaps from the surname.

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